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WO1993013053A2
WO1993013053A2 PCT/GB1992/002323 GB9202323W WO9313053A2 WO 1993013053 A2 WO1993013053 A2 WO 1993013053A2 GB 9202323 W GB9202323 W GB 9202323W WO 9313053 A2 WO9313053 A2 WO 9313053A2
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Ernest Stephen Cleugh
David John Milner
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Zeneca Limited
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Priority to BR9206983A priority Critical patent/BR9206983A/pt
Priority to SK760-94A priority patent/SK281750B6/sk
Priority to AU30932/92A priority patent/AU679168B2/en
Priority to KR1019940702213A priority patent/KR100249399B1/ko
Priority to RO94-01080A priority patent/RO114125B1/ro
Priority to EP92924842A priority patent/EP0618896B1/en
Priority to CA002126180A priority patent/CA2126180C/en
Priority to RU94031154A priority patent/RU2129536C1/ru
Application filed by Zeneca Limited filed Critical Zeneca Limited
Priority to DE69213761T priority patent/DE69213761T2/de
Priority to JP51123493A priority patent/JP3490083B2/ja
Priority to UA94005435A priority patent/UA39862C2/uk
Publication of WO1993013053A2 publication Critical patent/WO1993013053A2/en
Publication of WO1993013053A3 publication Critical patent/WO1993013053A3/en
Priority to FI942989A priority patent/FI114465B/fi
Priority to NO942400A priority patent/NO300678B1/no
Priority to BG98874A priority patent/BG61446B1/bg
Priority to GR960402622T priority patent/GR3021271T3/el

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    • C07ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
    • C07CACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
    • C07C255/00Carboxylic acid nitriles
    • C07C255/01Carboxylic acid nitriles having cyano groups bound to acyclic carbon atoms
    • C07C255/32Carboxylic acid nitriles having cyano groups bound to acyclic carbon atoms having cyano groups bound to acyclic carbon atoms of a carbon skeleton containing at least one six-membered aromatic ring
    • C07C255/38Carboxylic acid nitriles having cyano groups bound to acyclic carbon atoms having cyano groups bound to acyclic carbon atoms of a carbon skeleton containing at least one six-membered aromatic ring the carbon skeleton being further substituted by esterified hydroxy groups
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    • C07ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
    • C07CACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
    • C07C255/00Carboxylic acid nitriles
    • C07C255/01Carboxylic acid nitriles having cyano groups bound to acyclic carbon atoms
    • C07C255/32Carboxylic acid nitriles having cyano groups bound to acyclic carbon atoms having cyano groups bound to acyclic carbon atoms of a carbon skeleton containing at least one six-membered aromatic ring
    • C07C255/38Carboxylic acid nitriles having cyano groups bound to acyclic carbon atoms having cyano groups bound to acyclic carbon atoms of a carbon skeleton containing at least one six-membered aromatic ring the carbon skeleton being further substituted by esterified hydroxy groups
    • C07C255/39Carboxylic acid nitriles having cyano groups bound to acyclic carbon atoms having cyano groups bound to acyclic carbon atoms of a carbon skeleton containing at least one six-membered aromatic ring the carbon skeleton being further substituted by esterified hydroxy groups with hydroxy groups esterified by derivatives of 2,2-dimethylcyclopropane carboxylic acids, e.g. of chrysanthemumic acids

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  • This invention relates to a process for converting a first isomer into a second isomer wherein the first and second isomers are epimers of the same compound.
  • the present invention provides a process for obtaining an isomer of a compound of general formula
  • each of R and R' may be any organic radical linked directly or through a heteroatom to the carbon atom bearing the cyano group provided that at least one of R and R' comprises at least one resolved chiral centre which is stable under the conditions of the process, or a racemic modification comprising the isomer and its enantiomer, which comprises the step of treating the epimer of the isomer, or the racemate comprising the epimer and the enantiomer of the epimer, in solution in a polar organic solvent, or in slurry in a polar organic liquid diluent in which the epimer or the racemate is partially soluble, with a source of cyanide ions, in the absence of a base, the isomer, or the racemic modification comprising the isomer and its enantiomer, being less soluble in the solvent or diluent than the epimer of the isomer, or the racemate comprising the epimer of the isomer and the enantiomer of the epimer, respectively.
  • the process of the invention provides a means to obtain the isomer from its epimer where the epimer has been obtained by a production process in admixture with the isomer, and similarly it provides a means to obtain the racemic modification comprising the isomer and its enantiomer from the racemate comprising the epimer and the enantiomer of the epimer where the racemate has been obtained by. a production process in admixture with the isomer and its enantiomer.
  • ester compounds may be found many which are useful as insecticides, such as for example, those wherein R is selected from 3-(2,2-dihalovinyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropylcarbonyloxy, 3-(2-optionally substituted phenyl-2-halovinyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropylcarbonyloxy, 3-(2-haloalkyl-2-halovinyl)-2,2-dim thylcyclopropylcarbonyloxy, 3-(2,2-dialkylvinyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropylcarbonyloxy, 3-(2-optionally substituted alkoxycarbonylvinyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropylcarbonyloxy, 3-(2-optionally substituted alkoxycarbonyl-2-halovinyl)-2,2- -dimethylcyclopropylcarbonyloxy, and 2-(optio ⁇ ally substituted phenyl)alkanoyloxy, and R' is selected from 3-(2,
  • Pyrethroids are usually obtained by esterification processes which yield mixtures of isomers. It is known that some isomers have a greater insecticidal effect than others, and this has led to the development of techniques to separate the more active isomers, and to convert the less active isomers into the more active. Such processes have been described in for example UK patent no. 1582594, European patent no. 107296 and US patent no. 4997970, and are all characterised by the use of a base.
  • the base not only promotes the desired isomerisation by way of proton removal leading to epimerisation at the carbon atom bearing the cyano group but also, unfortunately, can catalyse the decomposition of the esters, leading to lowered yields of the desired product.
  • the invention process can be used to obtain deltamethrin, acrinathrin, S-fenvalerate and lambda-cyhalothrin from precursors products in which the desired isomer or racemate is admixed with its epimer or epimer racemate without the danger of loss of yield through base catalysed decomposition.
  • the process appears to operate on a reduced cycle time indicating that the use of cyanide mediated isomerisation offers an unexpected but significant economic advantage in comparison with the known base-catalysed epimerisation processes.
  • the polar organic solvents or diluents which may be used for the invention process are those in which the product isomer or racemic modification is less soluble than the epimer or racemate thereof.
  • These may be for example onohydric lower alkanols containing up to six carbon atoms, such as isopropanol, isobutanol and jt-butanol, or mixtures thereof.
  • Other solvents or diluents include simple esters, such as ethyl acetate or mixtures with alkanes to obtain a medium which permits the isomer and the epimer to be separated on the basis of solubility difference. A proportion of water may be present, within the limits of miscibility, but this is usually less than 20% by volume.
  • the solvent is a branched lower alkanol such as isopropanol containing from 2 to 15% by volume of water.
  • the source of cyanide ions may be an alkali or alkaline earth cyanide, or a quaternary ammonium cyanide.
  • Sodium cyanide and potassium cyanide are particularly preferred. It may be used in solid form, in which case any residual material at the conclusion of the process must be separated from the solid product by selective solubility, either by washing with water to dissolve the cyanide, or by extraction with an organic solvent to dissolve the product.
  • the cyanide may be in the form of -an aqueous solution, which if used in excess may give rise to a two-phase system when certain solvents are used, in which case the process may be facilitated by the use of phase-transfer catalysts, such as the aforementioned quaternary ammonium cyanide.
  • the cyanide is present in an amount of from 0.5 to 15 mole X of the epimer.
  • One convenient technique for isolating the product is to discharge the contents of the reaction vessel into an excess of dilute aqueous acid, such as sulphuric acid, or preferably a dilute aqueous solution of an alkali metal hypochlorite.
  • This technique can be used with reaction mixtures involving cyanide in either solid or solution form, and permits recovery of the product by either filtration or solvent extraction.
  • the process is conducted in vessels in which the temperature may be controlled by external heating or cooling.
  • the rate of deposition of the crystalline product is enhanced by reducing the solubility of the product by operating at lower temperatures, and by agitation of the vessel contents so as to provide thorough mixing.
  • the period over which the process is conducted will depend upon the rate at which the product is formed, but is unlikely to be less than one hour or more than 60 hours.
  • the precise conditions required will vary according to the particular product, but in general the process may be operated at a temperature in the range -10°C to 20°C for a period of from 15 to 45 hours.
  • the process can be conducted merely by adding the cyanide to a solution of the epimer and agitating the mixture at the relevant temperature for a period, it is often helful, especially for products having lower melting points or relatively higher solubility, to add a quantity of the product in solid crystalline form to the mixture so as to provide a crystalline surface on which further product can crystallise.
  • the amount of added crystalline product is not critical provided that it is sufficient to provide a saturated solution with some remaining in the undissolved state at the particular operating temperature.
  • lambda-cyhalothrin is a racemic product consisting of the isomer S- ⁇ -cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl lR,3R-3-(Z-2- chloro-3,3,3-trifluoroprop-l-en-l-yl)-2,2-cyclopropane carboxylate and its enantiomer.
  • Lambda-cyhalothin is obtained from cyhalothrin, which is produced as a mixture of four isomers in approximately equal amounts, the two isomers constituting lambda-cyhalothrin and the epimers of these two isomers, that is R- ⁇ -cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl IR,3R-3-(Z-2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoroprop-1-en-l-yl)-
  • Cyhalothrin (105g), wet isopropanol containing 2.7 or 8.0% w/w water (270g), sodium cyanide (6.5g), and crystalline lambda-cyhalothrin are charged to a 1-litre glass vessel fitted with an twin turbine glass agitator and a cooling jacket and maintained at a temperature of -5°C by circulation of a cooled mixture of water and ethylene glycol with agitation for a period of 24 hours after which the ratio of Isomer Pair I/Isomer Pair II was determined by a gas chromatographic technique. The agitation is continued for a further 24 hours an a second determination of the I/II ratio made.

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DE69213761T DE69213761T2 (de) 1991-12-24 1992-12-15 Isomerisierungsverfahren
SK760-94A SK281750B6 (sk) 1991-12-24 1992-12-15 Spôsob prípravy izoméru
JP51123493A JP3490083B2 (ja) 1991-12-24 1992-12-15 異性化方法
RO94-01080A RO114125B1 (ro) 1991-12-24 1992-12-15 Procedeu de izomerizare
EP92924842A EP0618896B1 (en) 1991-12-24 1992-12-15 Isomerisation process
CA002126180A CA2126180C (en) 1991-12-24 1992-12-15 Isomerisation process
RU94031154A RU2129536C1 (ru) 1991-12-24 1992-12-15 Способ получения лямбда-цигалотрина изомеризацией
BR9206983A BR9206983A (pt) 1991-12-24 1992-12-15 Processo para a obtenção de um isômero de um composto
AU30932/92A AU679168B2 (en) 1991-12-24 1992-12-15 Isomerisation process
KR1019940702213A KR100249399B1 (ko) 1991-12-24 1992-12-15 이성질화 공정
UA94005435A UA39862C2 (uk) 1991-12-24 1992-12-15 Спосіб отримання ізомеру або рацемічної модифікації, що містить ізомер та його енантіомер
FI942989A FI114465B (fi) 1991-12-24 1994-06-21 Menetelmä pyretroidi-insektisidiyhdisteen aikaansaamiseksi
NO942400A NO300678B1 (no) 1991-12-24 1994-06-23 Isomeriseringsprosess
BG98874A BG61446B1 (en) 1991-12-24 1994-06-24 Method for isomerization
GR960402622T GR3021271T3 (en) 1991-12-24 1996-10-07 Isomerisation process.

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